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Household of Samuel Widdall (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Samuel Widdall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Widdall, born in 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Widdall, born in 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, Simeon (born 1821 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Lodger, Robert (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, James (born 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Widdall's household

Male

Samuel

Widdall

Head
Female

Mary

Widdall

Wife
Male

James

Widdall

Son
Male

Albert

Widdall

Son
Female

Clara

Widdall

Daughter
Male

Simeon

Kershaw

Lodger
Male

Robert

Grimes

Lodger
Male

James

Berry

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Widdall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Widdall

Head

Married

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Widdall

Wife

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Widdall

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Albert

Widdall

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Clara

Widdall

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Simeon

Kershaw

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Grimes

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Berry

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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